In what year was The Lego Movie released?

The Lego Movie was released in 2014. It premiered in Los Angeles on February 1 before its United States theatrical release on February 7, 2014.

The film was the first feature-length theatrical movie built around the Lego brand. Directed and written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, it follows Emmet Brickowski, an ordinary construction worker who is mistaken for the prophesied “Special.” Emmet joins a resistance movement battling Lord Business and his plan to glue the Lego world into permanent order.

The release year can be confused with the dates of later franchise entries. The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie both arrived in 2017, while The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part followed in 2019. The original film became a major commercial and critical success, helping establish Lego as a successful movie franchise.